May 2026 Romance Reads You Won’t Want to Miss If your to-be-read pile is looking a little lonely, I have good news: May 2026 romance releases are here to save the day. Whether you’re a sucker for small-town charm, fake dating schemes, enemies-to-lovers slow burns, or swoony second chances, this month’s lineup has something to…
Boring Asian Female by Canwen Xu: ARC Book Review
Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review! “Thank you for your interest in our school, but we regret to inform you that…” you’re not special. You’re too average. You’re too boring. Well, in that case, she’ll have to show them just how…
Just Watch me By Lior Torenberg: Book Review
Fleabag meets Big Swiss in this bold debut about a charismatic misfit who livestreams her life for seven days and nights to raise money to save her comatose sister—a poignant and darkly funny exploration of grief, forgiveness, and redemption. Dell Danvers is barely keeping it together. She’s behind on rent for her studio apartment (formerly a walk-in closet),…
Sister Svangerd and the Devil You Know: ARC Book Review
Thank you to NetGalley and Orbit Books for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review! A new epic fantasy novel from World Fantasy Award-winner author K. J. Parker, one of the most original voices in the genre. (Sorry, this is as much description as the publisher has given!…
Pilgrimess by Kara Reynolds: ARC Book Review
Robbie Finch and her found family of fellow lady criminals are weathering tyranny from a theocratic patriarchal rule. Their resistance movement is interrupted when they get word that her niece is in trouble. Disguising themselves as penitents on a religious pilgrimage to a powerful enemy city, the ladies set out on a rescue mission. Along…
The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow: Book Review
Mary, the bookish ugly duckling of Pride and Prejudice’s five Bennet sisters, emerges from the shadows and transforms into a desired woman with choices of her own. What if Mary Bennet’s life took a different path from that laid out for her in Pride and Prejudice? What if the frustrated intellectual of the Bennet family, the marginalized…
Obsessed with The Other Bennet Sister? These Books Are Your Next Read
So you’ve just finished watching The Other Bennet Sister on BBC, and now you’re wandering around in a full-on Regency daze, mentally redecorating your home with candelabras and wondering if you could pull off an empire-waist gown. We get it. Completely. The Other Bennet Sister has officially given Mary Bennet her moment—and what a moment…
Sapphic Historical Romance Books With Scandal, Secrets, and Slow Burn
If you’re currently spiraling while waiting for Francesca and Michaela’s Bridgerton season to finally drop — hi, hello, you are so in the right place. Because instead of rewatching the same longing glances for the fifteenth time (no judgment, truly), you could be diving headfirst into sapphic historical romance that hits just as hard on…
Pick a Color by Souvankham Thammavongsa: Book Review
From O. Henry Award winner and two-time Giller Prize winner Souvankham Thammavongsa comes a revelatory novel about loneliness, love, labor, and class, an intimate and sharply written book following a nail salon owner as she toils away for the privileged clients who don’t even know her true name. “I live in a world of Susans. I…
New Sports Romance Releases: January to March 2026 Roundup
If there’s one thing we’re not doing in 2026, it’s pretending sports romance isn’t absolutely dominating our TBRs. Because between January and March? The authors said: what if we gave you tension, forced proximity, morally questionable decisions, and emotionally unavailable athletes who absolutely crumble for one person? And honestly… bless them for that. This year…
